• Snoop Dogg's Son Cordell Broadus Doesn't Smoke Marijuana [WATCH]

    Snoop Dogg is basically synonymous with marijuana. He is one of the most famous pot-smokers in the world and is major advocate for marijuana reform. The man smokes weed every day. You'd think that maybe his children would be influenced by his enthusiasm for the plant, but apparently that isn't neccessarily the case. In an episode of his new ESPN series with son Cordell Broadus, Snoop & Son: A Dad's Dream, the highly sought after high school wide receiver says he doesn't touch the stuff.
  • Pharrell Williams's Signature Hat on Display at the Grammy Museum Through March

    Remember that strange hat Pharrell Williams wore to the Grammys last year? Of course you do. The producer/singer auctioned off the famous cap after the ceremony, raising nearly $45,000 for his charity From One Hand to Another. Fast food chain Arby's won the bid and has now lent the hat to the Grammy Museum, which will put it on display until March 15 in an exhibit titled the Grammy Effect, "Billboard" notes.The hat served as a lucky charm for the singer last January. He took home the Best Record of the Year Award for "Get Lucky," Album of the Year for "Random Access Memories" and Best Pop/Duo Performance with Daft Punk for the stellar track. He also performed a medley of tunes with Daft Punk, Niles Rodgers and Stevie Wonder.Pharrell will look to duplicate last year's success at next month's award ceremony. His 2014 solo effort "GIRL" is up for Album of the Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album. The monster lead single "Happy" is nominated for Best Pop Performance and Best Music Video.
  • Snoop Dogg Is a Grandfather: 'Gin and Juice' Rapper Welcomes New Addition on Instagram [PHOTOS]

    Congratulations go out to Snoop Dogg and his family, who recently welcomed a new member into the clan. Snoop's oldest son Corde Broadus became a father yesterday, Jan. 14, to son Zion. The new grandpa missed the birth, but he shared photos of the newborn on Instagram to help welcome the newest Broadus, "XXL" notes."Zion. U have a lot of love waitin on u grandson!!" Snoop wrote.Check out some of the posts below.
  • Snoop Dogg To Guest Star On Upcoming Episode Of Fox's 'Empire'

    The new Fox television series Empire, a soap opera about the hip-hop industry created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, has just closed a deal with Snoop Dogg for an upcoming episode. The rapper will play himself in a guest starring role on Episode 11, which will air in late February or early March, The Wrap reports. The show premiered last week to positive reviews.
  • Snoop Dogg Announces 'Bush' As Title Of New Pharrell-Produced Album, "Peaches N Cream" As First Single

    Back in September, Snoop Dogg revealed that he had been collaborating with Pharrell on a new album, and in October he announced that he'd be dropping the record via Pharrell's I Am Other label and Columbia Records. New details have now emerged about the effort. During a panel hosted by Omnicom Media Group at CES in Las Vegas yesterday, Snoop confirmed Bush as the album title and "Peaches N Cream" as the first single. The effort is due out sometime in mid-March, Rap-Up reports.
  • Wiz Khalifa Shares Chaotic 'Raw' Music Video [WATCH]

    Wiz Khalifa has shared the music video for his "Blacc Hollywood" track "Raw," which you can check out below. The Gerard Victor-directed clip features extensive use of negative black-and-white photography and flicker film techniques, so much so that the video opens with a trigger warning for those who suffer from seizures — do not watch this video if you have epilepsy. There is not much of a story, but there does not really need to be one with such complicated and fascinating visuals.You can check out Wiz Khalifa's "Raw" music video here, but again, do not watch it if you are prone to seizures:
  • Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign Share Trippy New Song 'Refresh/Say No More' [LISTEN]

    Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign have shared a trippy new collaborative track titled "Refresh/Say No More," which you can check out below. Being almost nine minutes long, this is really two tracks in one, and if the cover art is any indication (which you can check out up above), this is some really spacy, psychedelic stuff, even moreso than Wiz usually gets. It's not clear who the producer is on this track, though the Soundcloud page says it was "engineered" by Drew Drucker and Ricky P, so maybe they should be getting the credit for this one.
  • See How Drake Celebrated New Year's Eve At Marquee Las Vegas [WATCH]

    If you wanted star power for your New Year's Eve parties, Las Vegas had it. With Iggy Azalea, Alesso, Calvin Harris, Drake, Snoop Dogg, Steve Angello and others in town, any venue across town was going to have something everyone. As Calvin Harris took over mega-club Hakkasan and Iggy Azalea headlines new club, Drai's, Drake was at Marquee doing his thing in a tux leading clubbers into 2015. It was caught on camera and put into an official recap where you can see the highlights of the night including a short performance of several big tracks from Drake's landmark 2014.
  • Classic Hip-Hop Formats Playing Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy and Snoop Dogg Are Saving Commercial Radio Stations

    Commercial radio is suffering. Satellite and streaming options that link directly to mobile devices are becoming increasingly popular because of the diversity and lack of commercial interruptions. According to The New York Times, one format is incredibly hot right now - classic hip-hop. Stations championing Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy and Snoop Dogg are sprouting up all over the country. Radio One, Cummulus Media and iHeartMedia are all jumping at the opportunity.
  • Chris Brown Guests On TeeFLii's "Blue Lipstick" [LISTEN]

    Los Angeles singer/rapper TeeFLii has shared a new track titled "Blue Lipstick," a collaboration with Chris Brown, which you can check out below. The track has some refreshingly unique production, with some slinky guitars and funky synths anchored by a hard-hitting boom bap beat. TeeFLii and Chris Brown trade lines, and though the overtly sexual lyrics are the song's weakest spot, the production more than makes up for it.
  • Wiz Khalifa Drops "You And Your Friends" Video Featuring Ty Dollar $ign, Snoop Dogg [WATCH]

    A few days ago, Wiz Khalifa teased the video for his DJ Mustard-produced club banger "You And Your Friends" off his latest album Blacc Hollywood, which was nominated by the Grammys for Best Rap Album. The intro clip he teased featured Khalifa smoking a blunt inside a marijuana grow house while talking on the phone to Ty Dolla $ign who is in his car, trying to flirt his way out of a ticket with two female cops. The full video, however, has a different theme.
  • Snoop Dogg and Son Cordell Broadus to Star in ESPN's High School Football Reality Show [WATCH]

    In case you didn't know, Snoop Dogg's son, Cordell Broadus, is a solid football player. He's actually one of he top college prospects in the nation at wide receiver. ESPN jumped at the opportunity to document the whole process recently in a a new reality show 'Snoop & Son: A Dad's Dream,' Vibe notes. A trailer for the series dropped today (Dec. 19) and it doesn't look half bad.